Celebrating the expertise behind-the-scenes the BAFTA Television Craft Awards 2023 in London honored House of the Dragon and This is Going to Hurt with every successful three trophies.
The Game of Thrones prequel received in three classes: Amanda Knight, Barrie Gower and Rosalia Culora for Make-Up & Hair Design; Alastair Sirkett, Doug Cooper, Martin Seeley, Paula Fairfield, Tim Hands and Adele Fletcher for Sound: Fiction; and Angus Bickerton, Nikeah Forde, Asa Shoul, Mike Dawson, MPC and Pixomodo for Special, Visual & Graphic Effects.
Medical drama This is Going to Hurt additionally received in three classes: first-time winner Adam Kay received a BAFTA for Writer: Drama, for the collection primarily based upon his memoir as a junior physician; Selina MacArthur, additionally a first-time winner, received for Editing Fiction; and Nina Gold and Martin Ware received for Scripted Casting.
The ceremony hosted by Mel Giedroyc featured movie star visitor presenters like Adil Ray, Adrian Lester, Charlene White, Clara Amfo, Cristo Fernandez, Dino Fetscher, George Webster, Kola Bokinni, Lisa Hammond, Lolly Adefope, Melissa Johns, Rachel Parris, Sacha Dhawan, Therica Wilson-Read and Tracy Ifeachor.
The State Funeral of HM Queen Elizabeth II received in two classes: Peter Bridges, Matthew Charles, Conrad Fletcher, Julian Gough, Andy James and Andy Payne for Sound: Factual; and Directing Team for Director: Multi-Camera.
The Emerging Talent: Fiction award went to author Pete Jackson for Somewhere Boy, and Emerging Talent: Factual noticed producer/director Charlie Melville win for John & Joe Bishop: Life After Deaf.
First-time BAFTA winners additionally included: Felicity Morris, Director: Factual for The Tindler Swindler; William Stefan Smith, Director: Fiction for Top Boy; Lisa McGee, Writer: Comedy for Derry Girls; Jane Petrie, Costume Design for The Essex Serpent; Jessica Jones, Original Music: Factual for Jimmy Savile: A British Horror Story; Nicôle Lecky, Bryan Senti, Kwame ‘KZ’ Kwei-Armah JR, Original Music: Fiction for Mood; Chas Appeti, Photography & Lighting: Fiction for Jungle; and Becky Sloan and Joe Pelling, Production Design for Don’t Hug Me I’m Scared.
Editing: Factual was received by Rupert Houseman for Chernobyl: The Lost Tapes; Entertainment Craft Team was received by Catherine Land, David Bishop, Patrick Doherty, Richard Sillitto, David Newton and Joe Phillips for Strictly Come Dancing; Photography: Factual was received by Marcel Mettelsiefen and Jordan Bryon for Children of the Taliban and Peter Anderson Studio received Titles and Graphic Identity for Bad Sisters.
The Television Craft Special Award was introduced by Adrian Lester to Alison Barnett in recognition of her pioneering position as one of many very first feminine Heads of Production within the UK tv business. Alison Barnett is the primary Head of Production to obtain a BAFTA honorary award.
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